To play my DVDs I use Sony Playstation 2 and burn my DVD+R discs using ImgBurn in a Pacific Digital 8x Mach-8 (Lite-On LDW-811S) with firmware 0052, using Windows 2000 Professional.
My Sony discs burn beautifully, but I'm getting mixed results with Maxell discs.
My first Maxell burn gave me a working main film, working chapters, one working extra, and one unworking extra, but the second Maxell burn gave me working main film, working chapters, and no working extras.
I'm disinclined to upgrade firmware because of the warning ""Failed firmware updates may render your drive inoperable."
The great cornholio mentions DVD+R as being finnicky, fiddling around with the settings to get chapters and such to work right, but he doesn't go into specifics.
Any suggestions, other than returning my 100 blank Maxell discs and buying Sony instead?
i don't think the Maxell DVDs are so good anymore, word is they code out as cmc mag that could be the problem, have you ran them though DVD Identfier?
i have better luck using the DVD dash R format on PS2 then using the DVD plus R or booktype the DVD plus R to DVD-ROM and see if that makes a difference.
try better media like Taiyo Yuden and or Verbatim burning no faster than 8x max also
what programs are you using to backup the DVDs ?
sounds like an old drive to it may be at the end of its life causing playback problems new burner run 30 to 40 bucks
